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Hotspots, YouTube, WiFi, Oh My! How Renton Prioritizes Infrastructure Over Devices

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It’s an alluring path, in part because it placates parents and school boards demanding a “21st century” education. The event is free for all educators—sign up here! Initiative 1: Open Up Networks — Prior to 2014, only “registered users” could access the district’s WiFi networks.

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Top 5 IT and technology trends for 2016

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Now, the FCC’s Second E-rate Modernization Order (adopted December 2014) will address the connectivity gap — particularly in rural areas — maximize high-speed connectivity purchasing options, extend the program’s budget through 2019, and increase the E-rate funding cap to $3.9 Broadband equity. billion. “Now,

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State and District Leadership Discuss Digital Learning Opportunities

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There are essential conditions for digital learning like state leadership, equity of access, accessibility for all students, interoperability considerations, and student data and privacy. The recommendations are finalized by the state board of education. Now, students always have access to current materials.

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Esports Scholarships Are Growing. Do They Leave Some Students Behind?

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What does all this have to do with education? These barriers are impacting schools—which are growing their own competitive esports programs—through a particularly important metric: access to college scholarships. Department of Education, I co-wrote a blog post highlighting the rapid growth of esports at the collegiate level.

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Data Interoperability: Beyond Accountability and Reporting

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This new role for educators is a direct outcome of the data-driven classroom and the quest for accountability. While teachers may understand the need to collect the information, they resent inputting the same data over and over again in every learning management system, educational application, and state and federal accountability report.

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